The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-16 00:00:00

O s If e l f °e l AS, AND CODIJORCIAL INTELLIGENCE. tl O It br 0 1 ; FP"; ri‘e e " or tiod. 00 1 . 0 iea A LLs OC ' I We t-O-lIY MARKET CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. ti he general mo ney mar k et this morning presents rtue v aspect, a n d t h e b an k ers and brokers are tiflu °v? req u i r i ng, With few exceptions, th e f u ll quota per A sitii a l 7 per cent , for the bills they negotiate. g, am ount of b us i ness has b een arrange d at 6 sent., it is true, but then the paper has been ve fuart dated a n d of the very best description. As l a t ort e nightly settlement in foreign and railwny at the Stock Exchange is over, the market h. ellll° doubt assume en easier appearance, and su fcoucessions will be made. lee foreign and colonial produce markets dur ttig last few days there has been rather more t Ittiltion. Sugars have been in steady reqn s es olterullniand full rates. The better ofdescriptions ip t i e ha ve fully supported former quotations, w b t 4 ee ' t ea, and tallow there has been a moderate tib i l t a a• In the latter article quotations have exd lorwed nAward movement for both present and d delivery. 4 tn e rt bul lion operations at the Bank yesterday wi ii l l l red an influx of £lO,OOO in bar gold, and the ra tval of 5 5,000 sovereigns. tkol t e 8 / 4 11 of £lO,OOO in bar gold was taken to.thhe tlt4 Y e aterd ay, an .= re yo,ooo sovereigns were wit 4, 4 : 0r gY Pt. bulieVailsre was announced yesterday of Messrs. e °ltl . 104 John Birkett and Co., corn-factors, th N:14 ' 1 1 4418° in that branch of trade, and . whose liti ad hitherto been unquestioned. Their liabi- Ni t) ; Iv ever, are only £26,000, and the assets are f k ille ated at about £20,000. The calling in of hdue to private connexions is stated to s 14, 0 b ed to the resolution to suspend. The boo tll eell Placel in the hands of Messrs. Quitter, 4 and r , S ti b le 4t ispi t (14e ntlY a failure was announced for a more 1 4, o va tullountothe firm being that of Messrs. l iklf • tt lul Robinson, timber merchants. Their a re stated at £200,000, but a favourable 17,4 Led expected. Trading beyond the ex- t 4 by their capital is stated to have een 144 ( 1 4 4 (4 Messrs, the dizaster. The books are in b th e ews. Cooper, Brothers and Co. th e A t Two o'CLocK. 4r,i t Paris Bourse this morning, according to (1'14e:11,44 telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were A ff . 4 f. 45e. to 66f. 56c. Firm. al rB , tl tiklit at the Stock Exchange have been . to-day I llip ee lt i t a st andstill. There has been quite a lull the 481116-4k'atinn, which is partly to be ascribed to the PittrrtlY settlement which has engaged the the attention of the members. Politicsha ve he iLletill°B? little to do with the business int 4 41 e c e °f my exciting rumours. The Funds hav e t:,),,,igtoet stationary at the prices of yester day, ; bein i t th e g quoted 90; 91 for money, and 4ecannt. The New Threes and Reduced k ' 114 are 9 0 2 91 ; Exchequer Bills, 9s. to . 5 per Cents., 103 1 1041 ; and t h e 14(l i Par t° as die . ; Bank Stock is 237 239 ; an d kato ck • '215. ;Nat keeel",ed improvement has taken place in the Arket, and business is rather ac t ive . ids fie 6 Per Cents ., 1862, are 681, -; do. Consol d e , (4 tti ; G4a ek, 211 Spanish Passive, 321 33 ; 0. ii 114 4 e 4 7 k 3 ; Portuguese, li lt 8 , 131 ; Mexican, 3 .8 4 Loan, 42' tiltai" ' 89 4 1 ; and the Confederate 'flea k 1 ' 4 13 (1 °41. 4 of the South Wales Colliery Company itlileltenaively sold this day, commencing at 14 t ~ tb " R vin g off at 11 prem. tn . ail way Share Mark e t the r e has been teeithtle ani mation, and i n one or two i ns t acce s ti t h slightly given way. North. Ea ster n t ,lit 4 l ;" South Western have receded 55.; Metro., 4° 41 1 : 11°8 ; and L ondon and Brighton, £1 10s.; 4 4is 111 4 tern, ho wever, have improved 10s. 4); °rei gn and C o l on i al lines have exhibited no ti'4Bl 'variation , tar e l c and Miscellaneous shares continue in mode iliht.tlnest. Alliance of London and Liverpool tlialproved to 47 48, London and County to 58 , i tt h llit 'a of London to 431 London Financ ial tr ac e ' are RI 9AI lk• !;:lSot," ;" ; ; National Shipping "8.11„' p r am ; Ottoman Financial Associa 'l2 I,tn'tsto. ; South Eastern Banking Company, 114 1 - a G a s Meters Company, Pro z. an d London B--- iL l ov t . S IISR D ~r 4. 0 - ;•2‘) /t111 - - j FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ; il44, it t ,,' ek .i. e t tx) . e t2nBO . I I7NDS. 901 I 1 elk tt, it` i ,:, ll :, March 5 9l k kch Per Wit, 90f 1 pt le , ent. . 901 1 Itt o Bill ...... , • 0 per • t i p it II 41,000 21 &" Cent 3 dis % it t o £5OO .. 3 dis 1 N Ik b , Illat i d , £lOO and £2OO • . 9 dis ' 111, t 4 k4 Pt '' t k• 4 i . 239 7 • per Ct., last hf.-yr. kj•,:lOptl.,-1°0.7,8,,1t.R_ AIENT SECURITIES. 1 ) 14, ?e , Co ui l t P.r Cent., April 1874.... 215 tit?r, t a e C ent . ; ...... :: . • -- 104 1 31 4 10 114 ', fl o o d uIY, 18i u tr yti P ' Br 4 1 009 91I R . .............. 14, it o A IGN D T ., b.'to i " Der e ' LINDs—cLosING PRICES. Ito 8 :19 enr `g ii ~‘" and 1859 b. }Per e ortt h itt e Lit t ~, 1852-58-60 41 ASP , 1 1863 b. Ok .863 0, 'lto ,Yro a ,-; • £55 paid ....- 1 1t 6 Aec out u t Per Cent ___ k Itk i Per e e • ......... • li kei r i tet , 4 4 3 e opoerti n t, t . • ... 1.8.24...5., ea-Coupons ...... .. .. 9 - 21/ a 4 t Ac ola r Cent , ..... i lk q ~ nt ..... ....... 361 71 ),144'24,4i_, ... . " . P . e . r . cent Pit 1 71 6 i t b r ...Peri a l , ... ~ ....... tr, 4) D e i c er Cent, . i ii :l o A rred ot o A - .2 p er e:,,,:: i ,: i t te . . a %ce otuit .. -•-•.. ............ • ''''' )b l it t to A kl: e e r Cent: to 4i °tint • ................ tilt . eile p_er c ent., ii 6. -- togAcco3Trier Cent., 1 1 6 .. ..... kl ) ,I lt 3 per c en t t ...... ' to Acce_,, 186 6 _ ;.; . ,•,,- — P i t,, a 6 per un e t ...... :. 1 ) , 0, 62,3 —i Per C ent 1850 2 ' '£ 1 822 . I Q ' bit Ditto 1 8 6 .0 > ot k::lt tf : j 1 Per c e , A 1860 ............... . Ai A l l w per Cent, 186 —.'"" ' t 3 - 'era, 186' 1 .,t t0 A _Per c ent 4 ...... 1, ~....CCOutv. -.. litttllt.Sew te‘ferer. --- .._. It'i il t lt . tt o 4) Ak'tCAlll3lVet 1 li t iip -e ll - . ................ — kotkit,) li terr o.ft 14thgteonnt coup not funded bibi, t o A _Per ce. ,,_ ... te r„, lint ...... iiittt4;.l.,,,eo ant.. 18. 5 . 3 ........ 71t 11 it t t 0 .4 4 16 0 1:3 01 ;d; .. 75i _ 0 , 4 4) A r e ellt. 18 P I eca tiiat 62 i l Ael ' C 't ) )3 . • 65/ ti: 3 p ° I. 1 ,( 1 8 11. k te e otol, n t ' r ( -Put. 'lto A otr e t ..................... ~, b v t i e tt o u , la . t., 1862 111 41), 4 eild° 0. 11 ............. ............... in 5 11 7 0nd ", . 1 qt k,, 0 ,, THREE O'CLOCK. ' l 4 to gel , ° lant .... 91} i Zip.. "....-_-_ 1 . 1. 130 1 ------ - - 1 ° A Cotton Market--This Day. ki kit 11 12," d all. 1 p te,i Sales, about 3,009 bales. Import, ti,,cN °°Bl Y, 5 444. -, , 11 h (lt %t CI „ P 4 it'-r-eio BLOCKADE-RUNNER.—The news of 41, 4 'i th e A n of another notorious runner of the 04, 4 %, ~,:b• Vance, was received here on Saturday. I , wk h . 't or L Piled o n the Clyde as a river hteamer, and was ,'‘ v tl t' l ly thZiar .colleagues, bought up some 12 months ago t :lN:led th urtuous demand for fast steamers. She was , 4 1 11 6 0 1 ° Lord Clyde ; and as the Lord Clyde, of L1ki4%.„4,11ed here and sailed for Bermuda. Passing 'flc,qgton,Luederato hands she, as the A. D. Vance, of k ti t4, 4 9 a tic e : r anleßCed her career as a blockade-runner, 1, , ti lfl t tl_ tr k , co " B fut one it has been. While running in Vet t .' , 44 e of the Wilmington River on her last voy- L I N , 4 er captor' Closely pressed by the squadron that, to t k i t q r, e kto,.e, her captain had to run her on the 1 1 ; 1 :`,:zrocitu:sucrr escaping safely to land. The vessel 4 4 tk to o kav(1 : 1 ( ‘ , says the despatch, the cargo is ex -1,,, n )ii.. vi 1a..... 4'4 ',rill or Live rpool „ Mercury. t ka m4 ' 4° Paris - I\ tt k ,.!o o , 11 „, ~ journals state that the Em ,tq„ivior (~ : ._ 74 a to imprisonment for life the sentence iii i As eti. u 1, recently condemned to death for closer- N ‘hi l c 4s i t t :Y e. d_uring the siege of Sebastopol. d'4 4 1 1 0 .,. " ACADEMY —The Academy of ' 4 ‘l lll et ' L ica' Sciences, ' L . e b.. in its last sitting, elected M. I , l7 l o t i k e ticq,: 4 i ': l , b ‘ er of the Academy in the section of 11% ,ut the room of the late M. Villerm ' • Mr . , p,, w_e of , e , _ , '', , ,, 1 4 04 4 o of ,''n. correspondent in the same section, 1.4 .4, 1 :1 41 , 1 (4 14ri i n ua late Archbishop Whately, and Si. , c orrespondent in the section of political tl / 4 4t 1 t 4 , 11 , ( I ttm• ilit, "'tics, in the room of the late Marquis de SHARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOE►.S. Closing Business Paid. Price. , done. Bir.. and Str. Val, ,ISlyt he and Tyne. liost.,Sleat.,andNlidAJo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A (A gets no dig till ilpc.pan.has, Do. Il been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. ,Glasg. and S. Western. reatEastern, Ord. stli Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stook Do B do Gt. S. an 1 W. of Delano Great Western .. Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire 4; Yorkshire Loudon and iilackwall Lon., Bright. o 4 S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., at Lincoln. MFyport and Carlisle. Dot shored j M etropoli tan j ' Midland Do New Do hirmin g . do Derby Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kept _ . Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee INth. Easteru—Berwics Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle.....••• • North London Do New North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. J unction !Scottish Central 'Scot N. E., Aber. stoc, Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpool ;Shropshire Union South Devon ... 'South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,and Wok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, MG ,Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath 'Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford .5z Kilkennyl 'West Cornwall Wl. artlepool Har.dat West H Midland -Oxford) Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH POSSESSIONS. . Closing 'har. Mailways Paul. Prioe. Business done 100 Atlantic &St LawrenC4 all 5961 59 5k Born.,llaroda&.Cent Dad 100 102 103 Gu. 5 per cent-.. 20 Do. New . ...... ... •• 8 I) 113 20 Do. E. Shares.. 201 BMW° and LaKe Huron all 51 5 1 10 Do. Preference ... . all 8 9 B . uffalo,Brant&Godric .l, 100 lOO v p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 187li 100 100 Do. do. Juue 1, 18;.3 100 et Cleutta.&S.Eastn.(l,:n, 100 100 102 101# st Cape Town & Dock Seri; 100 99 101 101 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. , 100 104 105 sleek East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 103 104 1031 f 4 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 I P * 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk 01 Canada lou 19/ 201 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 72 14 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 56 60 100 Do. 2d Pret. Bonds all 85 67 100 Do. do. deferred all 49 85 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock 100 Do. do. del erred..- .. all 38 92 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 26 28 251 61 100 Do. do. deferred— all 22 15 23 stook GLlndiarenia.gua.sp.o 100 103 104 1031 1 20 Do. New gua. sp. o.•• 12 11 p 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 zI I , stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 102 103 1021 201 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer, all 91 9f 9/ 201 Do. New •• . ...... 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 92 94 100 Do. 51 p. 0. do. '77-8 all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p ip stock Madras guar~ sp. 0. stock Do. 41 p. 0. Extension 100 96 08 stock De. 44 do.. ••• , lOO s 2 96 20 Do. Fifth Exten sion 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. 6p. 0. Buds loo 50 Melb. & 110bson's Bay all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. c. 51ortg. Bds all 20 Newßr ur:swick at Candi, Class A and B all 3 5 N. itl•C'dat3 po Ist !hits 100 82 84 stork &Jude .. •• •• -- • • (100 101 103 stock Do. Delhi d ..: 100 1 101 103 so Do. do t Le E 2 1 ip i at Do. Punjaub .. •• i's S all 101 lu3 Do. Do. ...0k Do. Indus. St. Flo ) k.lOO 97 99 i - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. k,.11.6 U 4 . 0 Ine..) a ttJ tit) 1 1877-Si 1 Do. 6p. c. Feb & Aug. 100 99 101 ' 1)o. 6p. e. Mar .k Sept. 100 102 104 I Do. op. o. Jan &July. 10i 89 91 I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 8) 91 ,Cape G. Hope, 8p 0,1873 10u 105 107 106 6 _= i Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 108 110 Do. 1890 100 109 11l 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 107 109 'Ceylon, N0v.1878,. 6p c 100 109 111 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 105 107 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 107 109 -. is.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.itJuly 100 101 103 1 uo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - .N. S.IV. G ov. 6 p 2.,18 , ,c 100 99 100 i Dv. sp. c.,lBci to 1'37( 100 99 00 ' Do. do.,;888 ctupWcli 100 99 100 991 f - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. 1 sterling, 1875. lOO 103 105 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - Io.AUB G6p.c.11378.& up.. 100 108 110 Vio.Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July 100 ...... Dc‘ in 5 n.o. An.&Ont, too 1091 114104 1 101 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 id Amalgamated 38 19 Doren Con..(Tavist ) 1 575 655 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 70 71 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 62. 1 d par East Caradon ..... • !.1.14.s 28 29 231 East Cana Brea. 49'1 Russel (Tavistk )' 8.9.0 41 61 GamASt.Autiyu(Gwen ) XBl tO 11 Great South Tolgus l7B 4 4/ G. Wheal Vor (Ileiston) 40 185 191 Grenville 6.16. r 5 Si 5 4 em•d's-Foot 8.12 85 37 Ilingston Downs 4.18.0 5 5/ Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelaut trk 17 19 Marke Valley. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim )I 2t. It d New Setun l9l b 0 90 - • North Downs 2l 14 21 W h liasset (1110 ;an 3.1.0 2 2/ North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 5 54 Var Consols (St. Blaze)) rrovidenee(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46 451 *nail Caradon(St.Cleer) it 940 460 3. Carn Brea (Illogan).. S.WhealFran.(lllogan) 18.18.9 87/ 624 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 It fal mar 811 y.& Lead Min 46 1 fin Cron 9 2u 21 West Basset (Illogan) l4 11 12 W Cr radon a.l9keard) 5 56 58 West &ton Wheal Basset (11logan) 54 80 85 Wheal Buller(Redrutli) 10 43 46 Wheal Ititty(U.Lelaut) 2.0.6 WhealLudeott Wheal MaryAnn9len ) 8 13/ 149 Wheal Beton 5B/ 170 180 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 3 7 17 23 24 IVheal Union 3.1 7 2/ 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 1101 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, 114 North Staffordshire, 221 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Metropolitan 5 per cent., 107 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London. Tilbury, and Southend, 1001 North Western, 171 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Bahia and San Francisco (11m.) gua. 7 per cent., 161 17 Dutch Rhenish, 17 Great Luxembourg*, 10/ Northern of France, 37 Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 36/. Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 17/ Sambre and Meuse, 71 San Paulo (Urn.), gun.) per cent., 81 8 7/ Ditto (all), 20/ South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 20i FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim., 8 Cobre Copper, 365 Linares, iim., 6$ Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 21 Tudanansutana of S. Australia (Um.), 25 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS.; Agra and United Service (11m.), 123 4 Alliance Bank of Lou and Liverpool (Um.), 47} 87 1 Ditto, new, 821 31 25 Anglo Austrian, 5; Australasia, 754 6 Bank of t itago, lim., 21 Bank of Wales, lim., 12 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 46 55 (3 Ditto, new, issued at .ClO pm, 329 3 Chartered ger. of India, London, and China, 65 6 65 City, 117 16 Consolidated Bank, lim.; 101 Continental, lim., European Bank, Mu. ' 91 Hi n dustan, t d hina, and Japan (1Im.), 31 301 $ Imperial Bank (11m.), 27 Imperial Ottoman, 18 IS London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 49 London and Comity, 53 London Joint Stock, 375 1 5 1 London and Northern (lim.), 15} London and South African, 27} London and South American, Ilm., 101. 10 Metrop, and l'rov. hank (lim.), 24} Midland Bank (lim.), 144 Oriental Bank Corporation. 62 4 35 } 4 Provincial of Ireland. 005 Scinde, l'unjaub. and Delhi, Ditto, new, 61 7 Union of Ireland (11m.), 191 Union of London, 43} DOCKS. East and West India, 140 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 2 Berlin Water Works, 11w.. 9} Canada Company. 7 5 0 5 Comnntrehil Union (Insurance,. 95 Consolidated Discount, him, 2 Contract Corporation. Dm., 45 Crystal Palace, 33 Discount CorporatiO3, limited , 105 East India Irrigation and Canal, 4} Share Railways. 8 86 8i St 84 E 6 121 121 j 4 7& 37 39 16 17 94 96 106 108 49 50 47 49 71 8i 491 i 128. ¶291 1351 136} 134 136 95 97 C4l 65 641 5 110; 111 70 72 103 iO4 40 42 10 109} 100 lul 52 53 103 1 2! 41} 109 e 1001 62! 106 107 1201 1301 It lid 98 100 521 621 25 t 6 1021 103; 68 69 91/ 811 125 130 14 24 p 79 80 11 11i 123 120 43 45 98 100 63 64 23 84 941 esi 99 101 gi 101 .38 39 9i 10i r, 7' 8 165 170 i 6 3 i P 87 90 167 172 23 25 le6l 6 1301 911 1 95f a MISCELLANEOUS—Continued. Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., if 4 Electric Telegraph, 105 7 54 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., q- 7 Hudson's Bay, 174 International Financial Society, 123 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavoun. Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1670, issued 90, 82 803 Joint•stock Discount, lim., 63 3 4 London and Caledonian Marine, Um., 33 London District,Telegraph (Urn.), 14 3 London Financial Association, lim., 243 I ; 5 London General Omnibus Company, 3lauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, hm. National Discount Company, lim., ;24 113 121 12 National Steam Navigation, Urn., 53 Ocean Marine (Insurance). 183 4 Peel River Land and Mineral, 444 Peninsula and Oriental Steam. 784 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 263 7 Ditto, new, 43 Royal Mail steam, 85 6 South dean Mortgage and Investment. 61 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Rm., 73 Universal Marine (insurance), lim., 53 West India and Pacific Steam, Um., 4 PRINCESS'S THEATRE, PAUL'S RETURN. Last night a new three-act drama, by Watts Phillips, Eq., entitled " Paul's Return," was suc cessfully produced at this theatre. The main inci dent of the piece, although by no means a novel one (it having been well worked up in "Payable on Demand," and similar plays), has been so well treated in the present instance, that a freshness has been given to an old subject. However good the piece, to persons unacquainted with managerial secrets, it must seem somewhat strange that West land Marston's admirable play of "Donna Diana" should have been stopped in its lull tide of success for the production of "Paul's Return," for without in the least wishing to detract from the sterling abilities of Mr. Phillips as a dramatist, it cannot be said that the new piece is equal, either in point of elegance of writing or dramatic interest, to the one it has displaced. It is certainly good policy on the part of a manager to keep up a suc cession of novelties, yet there may sometimes b 3 a precipitation which, instead of answering the object intended, may lead to a totally different result. In the present days of sensation dramas it was a relief to find one manager making a bold stand for pure and elegant comedy, yet through no lack of patronage, the effort lusts for about a month, and then he falls back on old the conventional three act domestic drama. However, Mr. Vining is a very clever manager, and we have no wish to dis cover any of his secrets. The plot of " Paul's Re turn" may be very briefly stated. A certain Mr. Richard Goldsworthy, the head of a mercantile firm of the highest repute, is entrusted with the fortune of his niece, Blanche Wilton, by her father, and news having arrived of Wilton's death by shipwreck, Goldsworthy isind aced, owing to severe pressure, to make use of the fortune of Blanche in the prosecution of his own business. The money is lost in speculation, and for ever afterwards Goldsworthy becomes a victim to remorse, although to outward appearance he is a wealthy and influential man. Blanche, knowing nothing of her lost fortune, is an inmate of Goldsworthy House, where she is looked upon by the other members of " the family" as a dependant and an incumbrance. Paul Goldsworthy, a nephew of the merchant's, after an absence of six years in California, returns, and is the bearer of papers from Blanche's dying father, whom he has met in foreign lands, which will expose the fraud of Goldsworthy. Owing to Paul's love for the merchant's daughter, Beatrice, he grants him a month to make good the money he has lost. In his extreme need Goldsworthy applies to a friend, one Abel Honeydew, to assist him ; but imme diately this friend finds that Goldsworthy is in urgent want of assistance, he throws off the mask and shows himself a thorough rascal. He is willing to advance the money provided he re ceives the hand of Goldsworthy's daughter. This proposal is scornfully rejected by the father; but Beatrice, although betrothed to Paul, to save her father determines to sacrifice herself. Paul, who previous to his arrival in England, has been robbed of an immense fortune by his companion at the gold diggings, one Brassington, determines to see Mr. Honeydew, and to endeavour to make other arrangements than the proposed marriage; but the merchant, Goldsworthy, makes a full con fession of his crime before " the family," and deter mines to brave the worst. Mr. Honeydew calls at nine o'clock for a final answer, end on that occasion he is seen by Paul, who immediately recognises in him the thief who robbed him in America. Honey dew is compelled to disgorge his wealth to Paul. He at once places the whole of it at Goldsworthy's disposal, whose first act is to restore to Blanche her fortune, and his next to make his daughter happy by giving her a husband in the person of her cousin Paul. The acting of the drama was unexceptionable. Mr. Vining sustained the part of the merchant, Richard Goldsworthy, with dramatic effect, and in many of the scenes he threw into it the utmost in tensity—the avowal of his crime to Paul was a fine specimen of artistic excellence. Mr. Nelson, who made his first appearance in London as Paul, did not have much of a part to show the extent of hie abilities. All he had to do was to repeat a few set and claptrap phrases, which, of course, went well with the audience. Before expressing our opinion of him as an actor, we must see him in something better than a walking gentleman's part. Mr. David Fisher secured high honours. His Abel Honeydew was a remarkably well sustained cha racter, and it is only to be regretted that more opportunities are not effirded him of displaying the great abilities he undoubtedly possesess. Miss Kate Saville gave a pretty embodiment of the merchant's daughter, and Miss Powell was excellent as Blanche Wilton. There are a number of other characters in the piece, but they have nothing to do with the development of the plot. For instance, Mrs. Mars ton represents " a member of the family," who is given to embroidering velvet smoking caps, and making fine baby clothes for emancipated negroes. Mr. Mellon appears as a " Humanitarian," whose charity, born in the heart, dies before it reaches the breeches' pocket, and Mr. Forrester, a poor lieu tenant, dying in love for Blanche Wilton. The scenery is remarkably beautiful, and the dresses and appointments in the best taste. All the principal actors were summoned before the curtain to acknowledge the applause their efforts had evoked, and Mr. Vining announced the piece for repetition every evening until further notice. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, cot e. t i ff rt " t el,ll 4 al r • HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 15. The Qaeen and royal family drove out to-day. Dr. Jenaer arrived at Osborne on Saturday, and has returned to London. The Prince and Princess of Vales. ST. LEONARDS, Feb. 15. The Prince and Princess of Vtr.lles attended divine service yesterday at the parish chlrch of St. L-onards. Their royal highnesses were attended by the Hon. Mrs. Coke, Lieutenant-General Enollys, and Major Teesdale. The Rey. R. Workman officiated. The weather to-day was rather lazy, but the Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Coke, left Starkey's Hotel about ten oVocl, this morning, and went to the Subscription Gareens, where her royal highness walked for about half an hour, and then returned to the hotel. Her royal highness afterwards, attended by the Hen. Mrs. Coke, walked on the parade towards Hastings, and about three in the afternoon drove along the Marina, towards the westward, in a phaeton and pair. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Tees dale, left St. Leonards about half-past ten to meet the Bexhill harriers, and, after a very good run, his royal highness returned to the Royal Victoria Hotel about four o'clock. Arrival of the Countess of Elgin. The widow of the late Guvernor-Generai of India, after having laid her husband in his last earthly resting place in the plains of Hindostan, has now returned to England. Her ladyship travell&d yesterday by the Great Northern of France Railway from Paris to Calais, where the Admiralty steam yacht Vivid, Comman der Allen, had been placed at the disposal of her ladyship by the Admiralty. The Vivid arrived at Dover about a quarter past four, after a rough pas sage ; and as it was particularly requested that her arrival should be kept as secret as possible, but few persons were aware that the noble countess was on board. Her ladyship was accompanied by her brother, the Earl of Durham (crho went to Suez expressly to meet his widowed sister), and by the two younger members of his family. The Countess of Elgin was attended by the Hon. T. J. Howell Thurlow, private secretary to the late Viceroy of India, who had been officially charged by the Go vernment to conduct her ladyship to England. Sir Luke Smithett and Captain Triscott were in atten dance. After a short stay at the Royal Ship Hotel the Countess of Elgin left Dover by the four o'clock express train on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, and arrived in London soon after six. LAW INTELLIGENCE,—(This Day.); (,sittings at Nisi Prius, before Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. HEANE-ALLEQED PERJURY. This morning, on the reassembling of the court, evidence was called to the character of the defendant, which was spoken to as being excellent for morality, truthfulness, and honesty. The Lord Chief Justice, in summing up, spoke of the importance of the trial, the result of which must be dreadful to one party or the other. He pointed out that Mr. Armi tage had no opportunity of being examined en oath, and dwelt upon the anxiety showed to have the charges against him fully investigated. His lordship, with his usual im partiality, balanced the various portions of the evidence, and said the jury must look all around the case to endeavour to see which of all persons implicated told the truth. In the course of his remarks his lordship expressed his opinion that there was no tribunal like a judge and jury to dispose of a criminal charge, that the way of taking evidence be fore a court martial was a matter of absolute procedure, that the sooner it was done with the better. The jury retired at a quarter-past 11. At five minutes past 12 they sent in to say they could not agree, and asked to be discharged. The reply of the Lord Chief Justice was, that he could not accede to their requet t. Another note having been sent by the jury, The Lord Chief Jubice re-entered the court at half-past one, and, addressing the learned counsel, said he had re ceived two communications from the jury, in the last of which they stated that there was no probability of their coming to an unanimous verdict. Sergeant Ballantine said he believed that both sides were willing to leave the matter in their hands. The Lord Chief Justice said ho thought that when the jury stated that it was impossible for them to agree, it was no use to detain them. The jury then returned to their box, and were discharged without coming to a verdict. ANOTHER NEW MAP OF EUROPE.—There is new selling in the Paris print shops a new map of Europe for 18G6, which represents Italy complete with Rome and Venice; France with the Rhino for its frontier; all Ger many under the scn.ptre of Prusea ; and a great Scandina vian Empire in the north. lie gravely says, however, that if the tulip really exists, no importance is to be attributed to the fact. Oh, yes ; let tt bo published in Char irari. -------,...-^-_--- His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will to-morrow honour with his presence the assault of arms to be given by the non-commissioned officers of the House hold Brigade at St. James's Hall, the surplus proceeds of which will be devoted to the aid of the funds of the Soldiers' Daughters' Home. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland received a select party at dinner last evening at Stafford House, St. James's. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester intend to leave town to-day for Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire, where they are about to entertain a select circle of friends. The Duchess of Somerset will give her first reception to-morrow night at the official residence of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whitehall. The Earl and Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe are among the English families who have been resident at Cannes. The health of the countess has improved during her residence in that mild climate, but not to the extent that could be desired. The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor left town at tho close of the past week for their seat, Calverley Park, Cheshire. The ncble earl and family do not come to town for a permanency until after Easter. The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave will have an evening party to-morrow. Lord and Lady Taunton and the Hon. Misses Labouchero do not intend to leave Stoke Paik, near Slough, for town till atter the Easter holidays. Lady Blantyre and Hon. Miss Stuart have left town for Lennox Love, near Haddington, to join Lord Blantyre and family. University Intelligence. CAMBRIDGE, Feb. 15. LIBRARIANSHIP OF THE UNITERSITY.—The Vice- Chancellor has given notice that the office of Librarian of the University has become vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Joseph Power, Fellow of Clare College, who was elected in 1845. There will be a congregation on Tuesday (to-morrow) for the formal declaration of the vacancy. PROFESSORIAL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION.—DOWN ING PROFESSOR OF LAWS.—E xarai Red and approved;:-Ist class—Alfred Wilson, Pet. ; W. Y. Foot, Down. 2d class— J. Riley, Queens' ; J. Steavenson, Trinity; 11. S. Watson, Pemb.—(Signed) W. La. Bittx.nEcx., T. WARAKER, Exa miners. POLITICAL ECONOMY.—The Professor will resume his lectures on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 12 o'clock, and continue Thursday, the same on Monday, Tuesday, u and Saturday during term. _ . . _ MATRICULATION, Feb. 15.—Pellow commoners, 4; pen sioners, 32 ; sizer, I—total, 37. TRINITY COLLEGE.—The Rev, E. E. W. Kirkby, B.A, scholar, has been elected to a chtplaincy in the college, in the room of the Rev. T. H. Gibbon s, QUEEN'S COLLEGE.—Thu Butl er Prize has b een awar d e d to Arthur John Bridgman; the penuy.white Classical to A. Wright. M.A. JESUS COLLEGE.--The unde rmentioned have been elected Rustat Scholars of Jesus Collet° Palmer, Richard John James, Willi am R em i ng ton Back house. :—Ernest Boys, Reynolds OXFORD, Fob. 15. BALLtoi. COLLEGE.—The following gentlemen have been elected to exhibitions at Balliol Colleg e :—Mr. Henry Max. well Spooner, late of Oswestry School ; Mr. Ch trios Alan Fyffe, commoner of Bathe!, lat e of Christ's Hospita l ; and TT Mr. Andrew Lang, of Glasgow University. PR O BIME ACCESSIT.—Mr , Ch ar l es James L ya ll, com moner of Balliel, late of king's College, London. RADCLIFFE TRAVELLING F ELLOWSLIIP.—The Radcliffe Travelling Fellowship has not been awarded. THE VOLUNTEERS. CUP. CONTEST FOR THE BOROUGH OF MARYLE- Yesterday most and exciting contest took a B 0 N E interesting place at the ranges of the West Middlesex, the Queen's, St. George's, and Paddington Rifles at Wormwood Scrubs, for the possession for the year of the Borough of Maryle bone Challenge Cup, value 60 ngi - -ne aa, presented by Lord Formey end Mr. Harvey Lewis, the borough members, for ,a annual competition between the four corps established in the district, viz., the West Middle contest were of a somewhat Middlesex the North Middle sex,Middlesex (Padding ton) Ii t i li ti e ll 2 e o s. th 2 11 , , I h i e dd te le t s m ex s , o a f n t d ha the oo 3 o 0 mystifying and not very equal character, n amely, corps shall be represented by one man for every 50 effectives returned to the War-office under the late regul a ti on s; ten shots at each range of 200, SCO, and GOO yard. each man, the average to be taken of the shooting for each regiment. By this arrangement, whilst the 20th Middlesexthahtaedactoh compete with eight men, Majoran dti3heridNgomrtahn x men, seven men, the West Middlesex had but si and the Paddington only three men. Capt. M`Gregor, of the London Scottish, acted as umpire, and there were on the ground Lieut.-Col. Wood, Capt. Jones, and a number of other officers and gentlemen connected with the various regiments. Th e match .Lochner, Middlesexwith com menced at 10 o'clock, with drizzling rain, and the wind blowing in a south-westerly direction across the left of the ranges, and continued so mostly throughout. The average shooting with all the corps showed a vast improvement upon that of last year, when the West Middlesex won the cup by a very small average above the North Middlesex. At the conclusion the West Middlesex were again the winners, the average shooting of the respective corps being as follows : West Middlesex, GS, GG ; Paddington, 65, GG ; North Mid dlesex, 62, 14 ; 20th Middlesex, 66, 75, There can be no question but that the corps which had the smaller number of men have on this principle the greatest ad vantage ; and as Mr. Hall, of the Paddington Rifles, made the splendid score of 85, had his two colleagues made average good shooting, the cup must have fallen into their hands. At the conclusion three cheers were given for the West Mid dlesex by their antagonists, and also for Mr. Ilall, of the Paddingtons, as having made the highestscore on theground. The West Middlesex also gave three cheers for their oppo nents, and the proceedings terminated. SHAKSPERE'S " HAMLET,'' we Ho i t i s an nounced (not Snooks', ?), is shortly to be revived at Sadler's Wells, the part of Hamlet to be tustuined by Miss .1./aniott. MADAME RATAZZI (nee de Solari) has written drama called "Corinne," whic% has been produced at Turin with much success. • 'EBRU ARY 16, 1864. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. GREECE, Advices from Athens state that the King of Greece has given a grand ball, at which were present all the members of the diplomatic body, the Ministers, the grand functionaries, and about a thousand other guests. His Majesty opened the fele with the wife of the President of the Assembly, and danced several times during the evening. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. AMERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) CROOKHAVEN, FEB. 16, 1 15 P.M. The extra Inman steamer City of Limerick, from New York on the 3d inst., passed this port at noon to•day, all well. Her news has been anticipated by the City of New York. The City of Limerick experienced moderate weather throughout the passage. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BIRMINGHAM RACES--Tms DAY. IIUNTE EtS' PLATE. Express .. Jocular Killarney Twelve ran. LICEN -ED VICTUALLERS' PLATE. Telegram Arlescott Old Squire Seven ran. GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. Chamade Arbury Merrimac Seven ran. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—This DAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE, 10 to 1 agat Bantam (offered) 15 to 1 agst Wee Nell (taken) 15 to 1 agat Emblem (taken) 100 to 6 agst Real Jam (taken freely) 100 to 6 eget Portland (take 18 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) 40 to 1 agat Thomastown (taken) CHESTER CUP. No change. THE DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken) Very little betting. NEWMARKET—(By Electric Telegraph)—Zeloo, War beck, Miss Webb, Mrs. Somerville, Fanfreluche, Salvoni, Miss Shepherd, Musk, Sister to Spanish Fly, Wee Aggie, and Vicksburg have left for Chelmsford. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. BENEFICES AUGMENTATION BILL The LORD CHANCELLOR laid on the table certain papers relative to the working of this act, which was passed that year to enable the Lord Chancellor to dispose of cer tain benefices, the proceeds of which would go to augment others. Up to the present time 37 benefices had been disposed of, and 53 more were under negotiation. The purchase money received for those already sold amounted to £65,300, so to that amount the charter had already benefited. The actual amount of money already received and paid into the bank amounted to £37,850, the remainder being re presented by land, &c. The most sanguine ex pectations were expressed at the passing of the act, which he felt would be realised. In order to give some idea of the sums this living had realised, he would mention one, worth £261 per annum, which realised £5,000; another bf £197, of which the incumbent was very old, brought £3,500 ; and another of £214, the incumbent of which was 58, brought £3,000. lie was wrong in stating that none of £l5O per annum had been disposed of, for he found that one of that amount had been sold and had realized the sum of £550. Proposals of- purchase were coming in every day, and there was good ground for thinking that the act would prove of the greatest public utility. In reply to the Earl of DERBY, The LORD CHANCELLOR said only one living coming under the 23d section of the act had been disposed of. There are, however, treaties in progress for the sale of three or four more. TIIE AMERICAN WAR. The Earl of CARNARVON moved for a return of claims by British subjects upon the United States Govern- ment since the secession of the Southern States, specifying various particulars, and also asked for any information as to the claims made by the United States Government upon her Majesty's Government for damages alleged to be done to American ships by the Alabama and other Confederate cruisers. The noble lord proceeded to refer to several cases of damages committed on British shipping, which ho said in round numbers could not be estimated at lees than a total lose of £1,000,000. _ _ Earl RUSSELL thought that no public advantage could be served by printing such a voluminous return as that moved for by the noble earl. He could assure the noble earl that British commerce with the Southern States was not on the verge of extinction. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening, The SPEAKER took tho chair at 4 o'clock. COMMITTEE OF SELECTION. _ 7 - The following members were sworn in as a committee o f selection :—Sir W. Miles, Sir F. Baring, the Right Hon. H. Herbert, and Mr. Bonham-Carter.: THE BECKINGTON, LEWES, AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY BILL. Sir J. SHELLEY, in moving the second reading of this bill, stated its object was to obtain railway accommoda tion for East Sussex, which was not provided by the exist ing line. The only opponents to a bill bearing the title of this bill last year were one landowner and the Brighton Railway Company, who now opposed this bill. The case of the former was settled in about an hour. Last year the pro moters of the bill, according to his mind, proved that the Brighton Company ohargad more than their legal fares, which they had subsequently reduced. The merchants, traders, and the residents on the line of the proposed rail. way were in favour of its construction, and the only oppo• nent was that powerful company which naturally was opposed to any project that would interfere with their pro fits in the form of a rival company. The company which he represented had met the objections urged against it, and provided a more efficient mode of entrance into Brighton than the existing. line. Mr. lIANKEY strongly opposed the bill on independent grounds, not being connected with the Brighton Company or the country which the proposed railway would traverse, and objected to the measure solely on public grounds. Ho contended that it could not be shown that the pro posed scheme would be of any public benefit, or that it would prove a remunerative speculation. Ho ridi• culed the idea of making a line to meet the re quirements of so insignificant a place as Eastbourne. There were no new features in the present bill as compared with that of last year, and the committee investigated the latter for 35 days, so that in his opinion it would be a most needless expense to refer the present bill to a committee. Ho concluded by moving, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. PAULL, as a member of the committee who consi dered the bill of last year, seconded the amendment, and said that the opposition on the part of landowners amounted to 109. He cited a precedent for refusing the second reading. Sir E. COLEBROKE, as a member of the committee of last year, strongly opposed the bill. There was no doubt there had been some complaints on the part of some portion of the Brighton population with respect to the accommoda tion afforded by the existing line, but he utterly denied that the allegation of illegal charges had been established against the Brighton Company. No doubt there were some altera tions in the details of the present bill, but in the main it was identical with the measure of last year. Colonel BART ELOT'I' opposed the bill, and said that the Brighton Company had made arrangements for meeting the requirements of the trafflo of tho district it traversed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DUTTON and Mr. BLENCOWE also opposed the bill. Mr. MASSEY said it was clear that the opinion of the house was against the bill ; and being, in fact, the same project, and promoted by the same parties as those who brought forward the measure of last year, it would meet with the same result. After a fow word 4 from Mr. WALLY, Sir J. SHELLEY said that after the strong expression of the house, he would not press his motion to a division. The motion was then negatived, and the amendment agreed to without a division. CALEDONIAN, EDINBURGH, AND GLASGOW, AND SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY COM- PANIES BILL. Mr. BUCHANAN opposed the second reading of this bill, and said the object of the measure was to concentrate the traffic between the west and oast of Scotland, which had been attempted before without success. lie traced the course of legislation in reference to the attempt to carry out the objects of the present bill, which aimed at a monopoly. He contended that if Parliament sanctioned a scheme like the present, it would be lending itself to a most dangerous desoription of legislation. The opponents of the bill were those who were interested in the matter more materially, and, of course, were best acquainted with the advantages of the proposed scheme. Mr. BLACK seconded the amendment for the rejection of the bill amid loud and frequent cries of " Divide." Sir J. FERGUSSON deprecated the practice of oppos ing on second reading in a wholesale way private bills, as being at variance with the principle at proper legis lation on the subject, and denied that the present bill was identical with those which had been previously introduced and rejected. He based his support of the second reading of the bill on important concessions which had been made with reference to a considerable reduction in the rates with re gard to the traffic, and affording the public all the advan tages of a competing line. With respect to petitions that had been got up against the bill, they emanated from a noisy but small section of those who had no interest in the traffic of the district traversed by the proposed railway. Mr. MASSEY objected to the bill, which had bun vir tually rejected in 1860 and the following year by the deci sion of the house, and there had been no change in the cir cumstances of the case to justify the introducticn of this measure, not that he wished to pledge himself as an oppo nent to all railway amalgamation. Mr. BLACKBURNE considered that after the lapse of three years, notwithstanding the decision cone to by the house previously, a bill might be properly brought forward. After a few words from Mr. DALGLISIL, the motion for the second reading was negatived without a division. DUBLIN METROPOLITAN RAILWAY BILL. This bill was read a second time, and referred to a com mittee. DUBLIN TRUNK CONNECTING RAILWAY BILL, This bill was also read a second time, and ordered to bo committed. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (No. 3 DONCAS TER TO GAINSBOROUGH, &c.) BILL. Lord R. MONTAGUE opposed the second reading of this bill. [LEFT SITTING.] LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, FEI3. 15. Notice is hereby given that the State Apartments of Windsor Castle will be closed after to-morrow, the 16th inst , until further orders. WHITEHALL, FEB. 13. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Arthur Drummond Wilkins, M.A., to the Vicarage of Dewsbury. in the county of York and diocese of Ripon, void by the cession of the Rev. Samuel Pryer Field. DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Arthur Birch, Esq , to be Colonial Secretary for the Colony of British Columbia. CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 13. The Queen has been pleased by several letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, to Constitute and appoint David Deady Keane, of the Middle Temple, London, Esq.; John James Johnson, of the Middle Temple, London, Esq.; and William Field, of the Inner Temple, London, Esq., to be her Majesty's Council learned in the law. \VAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 16. R yal Regiment of Artillery—Colonel (Major General, haying the rank of Colonel Commandant), Edward Huthwaite, C. 8., to be Colonel Commandant, vice General James A'hniuty, deceased. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, FEB. 16, Gth Regiment of Dragoon Duards—George Lowther Crof ton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Arthur Fitz- Patrick Godman, promoted, 15th Hussars—Ensign Cuthbert Larking, from the 13th Foot, to be Cornet, vice Archibald Campbell Douglas, promoted. Royal Artillery—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel David Reid to be Colonel, vice Huthwaite, promoted— Captain Frederick Alexander (Major in the Bengal Staff Corps), to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Reid ; Second Captain Henry Montague Smith to be Captain, vice Alexander ; Lieutenant Rawson Aislabie to be Second Captain, vice Smith—Gentleman Cadet William Evelyn Denison to be Lieutenant, vice Aislabie. Royal Engineers—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Robert Georges Hamilton to be Colonel, vice Frome, promoted—Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Williamson Lovell, C 8., to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Hamilton—Second Captain Donald Alexander Frazer to be Captain, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Lovell— Lieutenant Gustavus Holmes Brooke to be Second Cap tain, vice Frazer—Gentleman Cadet William North, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, with temporary rank, vice Brooke—Gentleman Cadet Francis M'Giliicuddy Denny, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, with temporary rank, vice Murphy, ap pointed to the Royal Artillery. Grenadier Guards—Quartermaster- Sergeant Edward Baa sindale to be, Quartermaster, vice William nubbins, deceased. 2d Regiment of Foot—Gentleman Cadet Henry Walter Trench, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase. vice Charles Borlase, promoted. 13th Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Hunter Evans, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign without purchase, vice Cuthbert Larking, transferred to the 15th Hussars. 17th Foot—Lieut. Henry B. Jackson to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Henry Grey MacGregor, who resigns the ap pointment. 21st Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Henry Wiley Harvey to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice John Henry West, M.D., promoted on the Staff. 22d Foot—Ensign James Mark Chambers to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice Henry Peregrine Leader, who retires—Gentleman Cadet Hartwell Harry Stuart, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Chambers. 25th Foot--Staff Assistant-Surgeon George Carson Grib bon, M,8., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice James Clerk, Rattray, M.D. who resigns. 41st Foot—Gentleman Cadet Harvey Hamilton Kelly, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice James Dann, who retires. 46th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Frederick Harvey Blanshard, , --- from the Royal Military C o llege, to be Ensign , by pur chase, vice John Talbot Kellett, who retires. 60th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Henry Blackwood M'Call, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice John Edward Pratt Parlow, promoted — Staff-Assistant Surgeon George Allan Hutton to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Ebenezer John Hatchet!, who _ exchanges. Gist Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Jolliffe Tufnell to bo Cap tain, by purchase, vice William Henry W. Hawtayne, who retires—Ensign Charles Francis Dashwood to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tufnell—Gentleman Cadet Mordaunt Ricketts, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Dashwood. 71st Foot—Gentleman Cadet John Edward Lewis Boultboe, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Charles Boswell Norman, transferred to the 90th Foot. 90th Foot—Ensign Richard Albert Nolan to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Charles Hunt Bindon, deceased —Ensign William Wilmer to bo Lieutenant, without purchase, vic3 Richard Albert Nolan, whose promotion on the 3d November, 1863, has been cancelled—Ensign William titewart Hamilton to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Wilmer, whose promotion on 20th Novem ber, 1863, has been cancelled—Ensign John H. Hedges to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice John Williamson, who retires — Ensign Charles Boswell Norman, from 71st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hedges. 101st Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Acheson George Bart ley, M.D. to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice William Pile, M. 8., killed in action. 104th Foot—The promotion of the undermentioned Lieute nants to be dated as follows, and to be in the successions named :—Howe Frederick Showers, vice Sir Atwell 1 - W Lake, promoted—Robert Cauipbell Richardson, vice Carter, deceased. 106th Foot—David Hepworth, Gent., late of her Majesty's Indian Forces, to be Paymaster. - 3d West India Regiment—Lieutenant Henry P. Bluett has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. 4th West India Regiment—Ensign William Cairnes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thomas Hew Vans Dal rymple Hay, promoted. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Assistant-Surgeon John Henry West, M.D., from the 21st Foot, to be Staff Surgon, vice James Davys, appointed to the 38th Foot. Tyler Oughton, Gent., to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon. Assistant- Surgeon Thomas Nortonlloysted, from thfi 77th Foot, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, vice Henry Wiley Harvey, appointed to the 21st Foot. Assistant-Surgeon Ebenezer J ohn Hatchell, from the 60th Foot, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, vice George Allan Hutton, who exchanges. Assistant-Stdgeon Oliver Codrington Supernumerary in the 68th Foot, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, Vice George Carson Gribbon, M 8., appointed to the 25th Foot. The services of Staff Assistant-Surgeon Fred. ()Tenor, half-pay, have been dispensed with. VETERINARY DEPARTMENT.—George Agnatius Amos Oliver, Gent., to be Acting Veterinary Surgeon, vice Michael D. Bryne, promoted. . UNATTA 01IED tij or and Brevet Lieut.- Colonel Henry John Shaw, half-pay, late Invalid Depot, to be Lieut.- Colonel, without purchase; Captain and Brevet Lieut.- Colonel James Fitzllerbert De Teissier, half-pay, late Invalid Depot, to be Major, without purchase. BREVET. Colonel Edward Frome, Royal Engineers, to bo Major General, vice Twigs, permitted to retire on full pay. Second Captain and Brevet Major Charles George Gor don, Royal Engineers, en second°, to be Lieutenant Colonel. _ The Commission as Breve 6 Major of Second Captain and Brevet Major David MacFarlan to boar dato the 21st February, 1863, Tho promotion of Captain William Jolliffe, of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, on the sth January, 1864, has been cancelled; the officer in question having been placed upon half pay previous to that date. Tho promotion of Captain Robert Seppinga Harrison, Royal Marine Light Infantry, to the Brevet rank of Major, to be antedated to sth January, 1864. The promotion of Captain Edward Wolatenholmo Ward, Royal Engineers, to the Brevet rank of Major, to be ante dated to 7th January, 1864. Captain John William Baissier, 37th Foot, to be Major. The undermentioned promotions to take place conse quent on the decease of Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Kennedy Clark:Kennedy, K.C.8., Colonel of the 2d Dra goons, on the 30th January, 1864 : Major-General Thomas Robert Swinburne, Major, on half- pay, Unattached, to have the rank of Lieutenant- General. Major-General George Whichoote, Major, on half-pay, Unattached, to have the rank of Lieutenant-General. Major. General James Arthur Butler, Major, on half• pay, Unattached, to have the rank of Lieutenant-General. hiajor-General Thomas Henry Johnston, to Lieutenant- General, Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel Charles Crutch] ey, from half-pay, 21st Foot, to be Major-General. Major William Fulton, 16th Foot, to bo Lieutenant -Colonel. Captain Ceopold Grimston Paget, Royal Artillery, to be Major. The undermentioned officers, having completed the qua lifying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, under the provisions of the Royal 'Warrant of the 14th October, 18551, to be Colonels : Lieutenant-Colonel William Chester Master, C. 8., sth Foot. Lieutenant.-Colonel Sir William Russell, Bart., Cal., 14th Humus. Lieutenant-Colonel John Christopher Guise, 90th Foot. Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Michael A, S. Biddulph, Royal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel William Boyle, 89th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel David Reid, Royal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Langley, 16th Foot. ADMIRALTY, Fi a t. 16. Admiral of tito Blue the lion. Sir Montagu Stopford, KAU;. , has been appointed to receive a pensi o n o f £ l5O a year, as provided by her Majesty's Order i n C ouncil of the 25th June, 1851, vacant by the death of Admiral 'Wm, Bowen Mends; and the name of Admiral the lion. Sir Montagu Stoptord has been removed to the Reserved Half pay List accordingly. In consequence of this removal the following promotions, dated the 9th inst., have been made: Vice Admirals Thomas Martin and Henry Edwards, en the Reserved List, to be Admirals on the same list. Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Charles Howe Fremantle, K.C.B. to be Admiral of th e Bl ue. Vice-Admiral of the White Frederick Thomas Michell, C,8., to be Vice• Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue the lion, George Grey to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral George Augustus Ellett, on the Reset ved List, to be Vice-Admiral on the same List. Rear- Admiral of the Red John Jervis Tacker to be Vice- Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds, C,8., to be near-Admiral of the Red. .* mow, Rear Admiral of the Blue Hastings Reginald Yelvertott C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captains—Edward Barnett,. Charles Georgi) Edward Patey, Henry Broadhead, Alm nder Leslie Montgomery, to be Rear:Admiral on the Reser yed List. Capt. John Lort Stokes tOl;eiiear-kdreiral of the Blue. Retired Rear-Admirals:—Jobs Frederick Appleby, Charles Rich, Robert Deans, Will; sin Richardson, George Charles Blake, to be Retired Vieo-Admirals, in pnrattancA of the Order in Council of the 7th of May, 1851. BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of commercial portance in the Gazette: — John B. Clark, lamp manufacturer, Haymarket Edmund Jones, commercial traveller, Forest-hill William D. Thurgur, rope maker, Wells-scat-the-Sea l Norfolk Itueben Woolf, general dealer, Houndsditch George F. Neweombe, attorney's clerk, Pimlico John Brownbridgo, commission agent, Sheffield Hugh Williams, provision doaler, Holyhead George W. Pembery, grocer, Woolwich lirnry Bomford, grocer, Feckenham Robert Sampson, gas fitter, Abbey-road, St. John's-wood Joseph Squirrell, whitesmith, Norwood, Surrey Robert P. Griffiths, law stationer, Took's-court • James Chester, jun., butcher, Dulwich Thomas D. Fry, jun., paper stainer, Back-road, St, George's East • Thomas Pavitt, farm bailiff, Inworth, Essex " Henry Bartram, carpenter, Islington Joseph Hitchcock, plumber, Erith William Reeves, watchmaker, Cranley, Surrey BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Edmund Webb, innkeeper, Southampton SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. David Reid, farmer, Kirriomuir Andrew Muir Wright, cattle salesman, Glasgow Edward Brooks, writer, Kelso Johan W. Becker, shipbroker, Loith George Cruickshank, farmer, Whirerea Course of the Exchange•--This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam .. 12 Ot 12 1 Antwerp.. .. 25 70 25 77i Brussels — 25 70 25 77} Hamburgh — 13 St 13 St Paris .. Short. 25 30 25 40 , Ditto .. 3 Months, 26 72} 25 SO Marseilles Frankfort on Maine ••••• 1191 1191 Vienna Trieste .. 12 30 12 40 Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid . • • • 471 48 Cadis Leghorn — 25 85 25 90 Milan — 25 85 25 90 (ienoa — 25 85 25 90 Naples Palermo .. 25 87f 25 t)2l Messina — 25 871 25 921 Lisbon — 611 521 Oporto... ^ Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... S 3 17 9 Mexican Dollars . 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A JEWELLER'S SKOP TRIEF.--Selby Lewis, a well. dressed young woman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt i as follows : Mr. Andrew Campbell, jun., jeweller, of the Tottenham-. court-road, deposed that on Friday evening last the pri. Boner entered his shop and offered a gold watch, produced, for sale, asking £7 for it, at the same time stating that she had bought it of a friend, a jeweller. Suspecting some thing wrong he detained the watch, and told the prisoner to call next morning, and then communicated with the police. The next morning the prisoner called again, and the police not coming, he asked the pri. Boner to call again, and then went for a constable ih plain clothes, and an the prisoner calling again ho gave hint into custody for being in unlawful possession of the watch. He afterwards ascertained that the watch had been stolen from Mr. Borley, watchmaker, of Princes-street, Leicester square, the same evening the prisoner offered it for sale. Mr. Borley, watchmaker of Princes-street, Leicester. square, deposed that on Friday last tha prisoner entered his shop about 7 o'clobk in the evening, and asked to see some watches. He showed soma to the prisoner, and he selected one of the value of £7, and then asked to sea a chain, and when his (Mr. Borley's) back was turned, decamped with the watch, and although he pursued him immediately, hq lost sight of him. _ _ Sergeant Cole, C division, said there had been several similar robberies of late, and the prisoner was a companion of a young man named Cartley, a medical student, who was committed from this Court a few days ago, and sentenced to six months' hard labour, for a robbery at a jeweller'i shop in Leicester-square. Mr. Borlay identified the watch produced as his property, and the ono the prisoner selected. Patrick Cummings, 79 E, said the prisoner asked him if he pleaded guilty, whether the magistrate would settle it. He told the prisoner that ho did not know, and the prisoner then said that he might as well tell the truth, that he stole it in Princes•street. He said that he was an appren tice to a jeweller, and had embezzled money and obtained goods by false topresentations, from Mr. Harrison, of Wardour-street. Mr. Haro, of Desborough-terrace, Paddington, the pri. sonar's master, said he had ascertained the prisoner had been embezzling money received on his account, and that he had also forged a bill for £lO. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner. THAMES. A VERY ExrENsivu LARL—Four Germans, named Hcnnry Brock, captain of the ship August in the London dock, aged 27, John Nicl, captain of the ship Tryant in the St. Katharine Dock, 25, Gustavus Mourns of 20, York street, Commercial-road East, agent, 27, and John Rohm •f No. 6, Tower-street, City, ship chandler, 25, were charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting William Hooper, a police-sergeant, No, 9 .11, and two police-constables of the same division. It appeared from the evidence of Hooper, a well con ducted and quiet officer, that the prisoners came out of coffee-shop in Rosemary-lane at half-past two o'clock on Friday morning last. As soon as they came outside they began shouting and hallooing. Hooper spoke to them and desired them to go away quietly. Brock said, oh, yen police-constable, and made a blow at hint. Szrgeant Hooper then took him into custody. Tho prisoner resisted violently, and struck Hooper several times about the body. Constable Winney, 149 H, came to the assistance of Hooper, and ho was struck by Meanie, who was also arrested. On the way to the sta tion house Rohm and Nicl attempted to rescue their com panions. Rohm struck constable 149, and knocked his hat off. Another police-constable, 212 H, came to the assist ance of Hooper and Winney, and tho prisoners were con veyed to the stationhouso and locked up. They were all described as being exceedingly noisy and violent. The defendants - denied they were intoxicated, and sat they wore only having a lark, and were improperly inter fered with by the police. All the prisoners complained of violence on the part of the police. Buck said he was struck on the noso by a policeman. His nose was marked. Manrns and Kahn, whose oyes were blackened, also stated that they were struck by the policeman. Hooper said ho gave no blows, and saw none struck. The prisoners might have met with their injuries in the struggle which took place. The case was adjourned for the attendance of Police sergeant Francis Williams, who took the charge and entered it at the Leman-streot station-house in Whitechapol. He said all the prisoners wore drunk when brought in. They were all disorderly and swearing. lie could hardly obtain the names of either. Thu Magistrate said tho case was made ont, and, as a u the prisoners were in a good position—two of them captain R, another a ship chandler, and a fourth an agent—he should flea them £5 each. Mr. %Vintjen, the interpreter, soon produced 420, 4324 liberated the prisoners. MARKETS—This Day, HAY MARKETS. SPthltFlELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Oa to £4 Os Od.; clover, £4 ad s to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 2s to £l. O los per load. Trdull. CUMIIHItLAND..--110/VIOW hay, £3 Os to £4 6s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, £1 2s to £1 10s per load. A slow demand. Wit max/a , EL —Meadow hay £3 Os to £4 6s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 10 s Od ; and straw, , Z 1 2s to £1 lOs per load: Trade inactive. NlAL TBA.—Business has Coen bedull, the trade having been occupied with th e samples of the - quantity to be offered at public sale t d o- ay. &Aux.—There has been a more active inquiry for good and tine descriptions of West India which have fully sus tained former quotations. In the refined market prices also show an upward tendency. COPPER. —The demand for colonial descriptions has been steady, and late prices are well sustained. The stocks on hand at the present time are rather larger than those at the same period of last year. ltacE.—A moderate amount of business has been trans select, but without any material change in values. TALLOW.—Tho market has been more animated, and quotations for both present and forward delivery, have slightly improved. I'.Y.C. on the spot now being 40e 9cl y and last 3 mouths' delivery 43s 9d per cwt. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Feb. 16.—Wind this day at noon —Feet; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather. CARDIFF, Fob. 15.—Wind W.—A.rrivod—C ontidencc, from Santander. Sailed—Stebanhoatb, for Dab Philip, for Now York—Ocean Icing, acrow steamer, for Alexandria. FALMOUTH, Feb. 16.—Wind N.W.Arrived—Relena, from Rio Janeiro. Orr MOUNT'S BAY, Feb. 16.--Arrivecl—Chdrlee Daven.. port, from Callao for Havre. CLYDE, Feb. 16.—Wind N.W.—Arrived--Crown) Mauritius. 13.14.1 t 9.16.4 L 2.10